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>low back ache on low bar during 5x5
do I just need to push my knees out harder or tighten abs more or what
>>35449616
maybe take 10% for a week and go back up?
eating enough?
>ive been doing sl5x5 for 1 month
>>35449633
I've been doing for 2 months
it's always at bottom of squat
maybe I need to keep head more neutral or don't go so far below parallel
if any experts here feel free to correct me
>>35449616
Video tape yourself with your phone. I can pretty much guarantee you will see your back rounding and the bar not staying centred over your mid foot. Congrats, your legs are strong enough that your core can no longer support the weight. You'll have to progress slower and concentrate on strict form. Also check your ankle flexibility. Low ankle flexibility can make it really hard to keep the bar going straight up and down.
>>35449616
Switch to highbar style and only squat to parallel.
> In b4 hurr muh ass to grass
it's not necessary to go that low and it's actually kind bad for you because when you sink that deep, inevitably you're going to round your lower back for the extra depth.
otherwise op. All you have to do is rest the bar on top of your traps, keep your posture fixed, eliminate any and all forward lean during the movement, lowerthe weight 10% from what you are currently using, add aabdominal work if you aren't already doing it, and there you have it. That should eliminate all unnecessary tension on your lower back.
>>35449660
I had back pain after doing SL for two months, it went away after I corrected my head position.
>>35449616
Post video
>>35449616
You are not flexible enough. Do some yoga or other flexibilty increasing exercises
>>35450111
>it's not necessary to go that low and it's actually kind bad for you because when you sink that deep
yeah, if your form is shit, you retard.
Tighten your core more.
What's your breathing like? Breathe in at the top and hold it throughout the rep to help keep your core solid.
Breathe out as you return to upright at the end of the rep.
>>35449616
do you have buttwink during your squats (aka your hamstrings pull your ass inwards at the bottom of the squat), cause that could be a cause. If so I reccomend sticking your ass out more and streching your hamstrings at the bottom of the squat.
